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Malaysia sees another record high of 23,564 cases

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia today recorded 23,564 new cases, the highest daily figure since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the country. In his tweet, Health director-general, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, said that the new development brought the cumulative number of cases in the country to 1,513,024. He said that Selangor

Migration rate drops to 1.5 % in 2020

PUTRAJAYA: Sarawak is among the three states with the highest percentage of intra-state migration in the country. Sabah is the highest with 74.4 percent followed by Johor (65.3 percent) and Sarawak (60.8 percent). Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the intra-state migration in 2020 recorded a decrease

22,948 new cases, highest so far in country

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia today recorded 22,948 new cases of Covid-19, the highest in a day since the pandemic hit the country. Sharing the latest data on the viral infection via his Twitter account, Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the latest development has brought the cumulative number of cases

Four fully vaccinated individuals among 12,993 fatalities

KUALA LUMPUR: A recent clinical audit revealed that four deaths involved fully vaccinated individuals out of 12,993 fatalities recorded, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. “Our recent clinical audit data analysis on the ‘breakthrough deaths’ showed that among the overall 12,993 deaths recorded, 80 cases had been partially vaccinated (0.6

Delta strain puts more children in hospital now

BY NINA MUSLIM MORE children are being hospitalised for Covid-19 now compared to any other time of this ongoing pandemic, according to doctors, as the highly contagious Delta strain becomes more dominant in Malaysia.  University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) consultant paediatric cardiologist Associate Prof Dr Norazah Zahari told Bernama more

19,631 new cases reported today

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 19,631 new Covid-19 cases were reported nationwide in the past 48 hours, which is a reduction of 109 cases compared to Monday’s total of 19,740, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. “This takes the total number of infections in the country, so far,

Motorists urged to renew driving licences, road tax before Sept 30

PUTRAJAYA: The renewal period of road tax and driving licences will not be extended after Sept 30, said the Road Transport Department director-general, Datuk Zailani Hashim. He said that drivers and vehicle owners are reminded to renew their Motor Vehicle Licence (LKM or road tax) or Malaysian Driving Licence (LMM),

New Covid cases drop to 19,740

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 19,740 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Malaysia today, a drop by over 800 cases compared to 20,546 cases yesterday. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in a Twitter post, said the new development brings the cumulative cases in the country to 1.42

Civil service to continue to run smoothly

PUTRAJAYA: Civil servants must perform their responsibilities, and work to ensure that all government management and administration runs smoothly as usual, said Public Service Department (PSD) director-general Tan Sri Mohd Khairul Adib Abd Rahman. He said the changes in the current political landscape should not affect the civil service delivery

Muhyiddin hopes new gov’t will be formed soon

KUALA LUMPUR: Caretaker Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has expressed hope that a new government can be formed as soon as possible so that there are no disruptions to the country’s administration. He said the next two months were extremely important as Malaysia is expected to achieve herd immunity